adverb
1. : in or of different phases : of magnitudes whose maximum values are not simultaneous
2. : in an unsynchronized manner : not in step-by-step correspondence : not in correlation
windshield wipers were out of phase — Ralph Robin
the cultural evolution of man has got out of phase, and armaments have developed faster than inhibitions — Marston Bates
occasionally the Latin and the English are out of phase on the opposing pages — Times Literary Supplement